The decision of the Chinese authorities was taken following the unauthorized climb by Polish climber Janusz Adamsky. However, the decision will affect the 2022 Winter Olympics as well as business. An expedition from Ladakh (India) plants Tibetan flag and the effigy of the Dalai Lama to arouse the Chinese reaction. While on the economic side, China's stated goal is to increase the number of skiers in Tibet from the current 5 to 300 million over the space of 15 years through the construction of 800 establishments and hundreds of hotels
Kathmandu (AsiaNews / Agencies) - The Chinese mountain authorities have suspended all permits granted for 2017 for Everest, Cho Oyu and Shishapangma, following the unauthorized climb of a Polish mountaineer.
Janus Adamasky climbed the northern slope from Chinese Tibet reaching the summit on May 21 to descend then from the south side into Nepal. "Since there are no permits in both countries, I have had to do it illegally," said Adamsky, who was banned from Nepal for ten years.
However, the motivations that have pushed China to suspend all permits for this year and to announce more restrictive rules for climbers in 2018 are more substantial in reality and not due explicitly to Adamsky's climb, rather to economic and political-religious concerns.
In the year 2022, the Beijing Winter Olympics will be held. The Chinese administration is building 800 establishments with thousands and thousands of ski slopes and hundreds of hotels, restaurants and related infrastructure in Tibet.
The stated goal is to increase the number of skiers in Tibet from the current 5 million to 300 million over the space of 15 years. Additionally, the Tibetan Chinese Association has recently granted an Everest climb to a group from Ladakh (India) who, as soon as he reached the summit, planted a massive Tibetan flag and effigy Of the Dalai Lama, posting everything on Facebook, prompting the Chinese authorities to react.
Finally, the Karakorum Mountains are part of developing the interests of the economic corridor project with $ 46 billion in infrastructure investments to connect China with the Indian Ocean and which involves both of the neighboring powers.